Sakuta to become Omron president

Sakuta to become Omron president

OSAKA, Japan - Omron Corp. has decided to name Senior Managing Director Hisao Sakuta (file photo) as president and chief executive officer to succeed Yoshio Tateishi. The promotion of Sakuta, 58, will be finalized after a general shareholders' meeting scheduled for late June, making him the first president of the electrical machinery maker to be picked from outside the founding family.

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